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Gas bubble disease monitoring and research of juvenile salmonids Gas bubble disease monitoring and research of juvenile salmonids

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Authors
Alec G. Maule, John W. Beeman, K.M. Hans, M. G. Mesa, Philip V. Haner, Joe Warren

Developmental instability analysis of BKD-infected spring Chinook salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) prior to seawater exposure Developmental instability analysis of BKD-infected spring Chinook salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) prior to seawater exposure

Stress in organisms results in energy dissipation, making developmental pathways less stable. Effects of chronic stress, manifested as small random departures from phenotypic symmetry, reflect developmental instability, are considered to be epigenetic and an effect produced by compromised fitness. Instability is detectable and effectively interpreted among sites or populations if samples...
Authors
W.B. Campbell, J.M. Emlen

The impact of grazing on plant fractal architecture and fitness of a mediterranean shrub (Anthyllis cytisoides L.) The impact of grazing on plant fractal architecture and fitness of a mediterranean shrub (Anthyllis cytisoides L.)

1. We examined natural grazing by livestock (sheep and goats) on Albaida Anthyllis cytisoides L. with the aim of determining whether variation in the allometric relationships between plant parts provides a sensitive indicator of the impact of grazing. 2. The intra-individual variation in translatory symmetry with scale and increased complexity of fractal structures reflect environmental...
Authors
J. Escos, C.L. Alados, J.M. Emlen

The North American strain of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus is highly pathogenic for laboratory-reared Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) The North American strain of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus is highly pathogenic for laboratory-reared Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi)

Specific-pathogen-free Pacific herring Clupea pallasi were reared in the laboratory from eggs and then challenged at 5, 9, and 13 months of age by waterborne exposure to low (101.5–2.5 plaque-forming units [PFU] per milliliter), medium (103.5–4.5 PFU/mL), or high (105.5–6.5 PFU/mL) levels of a North American isolate of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV). The fish were extremely...
Authors
R. Kocan, M. Bradley, N. Elder, T. Meyers, W. Batts, J. Winton

Upper Snake River white sturgeon biological risk assessment Upper Snake River white sturgeon biological risk assessment

No abstract available
Authors
R. Carmichael, L. Lestelle, L. Mobrand, D. Statler, R. Carter, N. Hoefs, D. Bennet, J. Chandler, K. Lepla, T. Cochnauer, J. Devore, T. Rien, R. McMullin, M.J. Parsley, A. Seamans

Fungal life-styles and ecosystem dynamics: biological aspects of plant pathogens, plant endophytes and saprophytes Fungal life-styles and ecosystem dynamics: biological aspects of plant pathogens, plant endophytes and saprophytes

This chapter discusses various biochemical, genetic, ecological, and evolutionary aspects of fungi that express either symbiotic or saprophytic life-styles. An enormous pool of potential pathogens exists in both agricultural and natural ecosystems, and virtually all plant species are susceptible to one or more fungal pathogens. Fungal pathogens have the potential to impact on the genetic...
Authors
R. J. Rodriguez, R. S. Redman

Predator avoidance ability of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) subjected to sublethal exposures of gas-supersaturated water Predator avoidance ability of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) subjected to sublethal exposures of gas-supersaturated water

To assess the effects of gas bubble trauma (GBT) on the predator avoidance ability of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), we created groups of fish that differed in prevalence and severity of gas emboli in their lateral lines, fins, and gills by exposing them to 112% total dissolved gas (TDG) for 13 days, 120% TDG for 8 h, or 130% TDG for 3.5 h. We subjected exposed and...
Authors
M.G. Mesa, J.J. Warren
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